National Guard troops quartered at the Loray Mill during the 1929 strike. Howitzer is an M1916 37mm cannon
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Picket Line at Loray Mills, 1934
Strike
Pro-Union Flier
Pro-Union flyer announcing arrest of Robert Passmore for beating up union activist, calling an organizing meeting
Raising the Flag
Color photograph of employees raising flags outside Gastonia Firestone mill with onlooking employees standing near
Strikers’ Tent Colony, Gastonia, N.C.
Black and white photograph of tent colony set up by striking workers of Loray Mill evicted from their homes during 1929 strike.
International Labor Defense Flyer for Gastonia Trial
Strike
International Labor Defense Fundraising Flyer
Strike
Jury for Aderholt Trial, Gastonia, N.C.
Strike
Labor Union Headquarters, Bessemer City.
Black and white photo of strikers in front of union headquarters, Bessemer City.
Workers Marching, Gastonia, N.C.
Black and white photograph of union-affiliated workers marching down Main Street in Gastonia, 1929 strike.